Ã‰vora

Ã‰vora Cathedral

In the Cloisters of the Cathedral of Ã‰vora are the tombs of three Bishops. They can be seen to the right of my picture dated - 27th May -

The tombs had a distinctly different style, I should have taken more care to remember the names but I remember thinking that this one indicated the 'modern' outlook of the 1960s, so I am sure it is the final resting place of Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro Â† (20 May 1955 Appointed - 20 Sep 1965 Died)

Ã‰vora

Ã‰vora Cathedral

In the Cloisters of the Cathedral of Ã‰vora are the tombs of three Bishops. They can be seen to the right of my picture dated - 27th May -

The tombs had a distinctly different style, I should have taken more care to remember the names but I remember thinking that this one indicated the 'modern' outlook of the 1960s, so I am sure it is the final resting place of Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro Â† (20 May 1955 Appointed - 20 Sep 1965 Died)

comments (16)

EJWilkins: Thanks Karen. I'd thought of composing it the same as the last one, but it didn't show that the mitre was hollow, at least not very well, and I thought it was quite significant. Nor would an end view have shown the detail of the brass casting, which I thought was beautiful, especially the way the mitre has been rubbed.

Lovely detail, Ellie, yes! I find it very intriguing to see how these tombs are embellished and wonder if the bishops themselves had any say beforehand in what they would look like. Don't you wonder?

Since today is Father's Day in the USA, I remember that my bother took Dad to the funeral home just a couple weeks before he died back in 1995 to help him pick out his casket. It was an oak casket because Dad love that wood and had it thoughout the house in antique furnishings. And even though he was not Roman Catholic, he was okay with a highly decorated religious theme (he was s preacher) with Pietas in the corners. I'll never forget his casket.

EJWilkins: It's Father's Day here too Ginnie, a day that tugs at the heartstrings.

I agree completely with your assessment, Ellie. Do you have any information on who designed it?

EJWilkins: *gulp* No, sorry Jimbo, I haven't. It might be tucked away somewhere within the diocesan site, but it's in Portuguese and I don't speak the language. The cathedral archives would probably have the information too.